1.  Because object-oriented languages rely on reusable blocks of code, they slash the time needed to write applications.

2.  He also said Pac Bell has doubled the number of ISDN service technicians in the past year and slashed repair times.

3.  It means that scientists can slash the time to make a genetically engineered calf from three years, with current methods, to nine months, with cloning.

4.  The Petrobank slashes research time, he said.

5.  Third, travel time is slashed.

6.  Using a computer also can dramatically slash the time spent on taxes.

7.  Since NATO arrived, he has slashed journey times across Bosnia by hours.

8.  The railway, expected to slash travelling time by a third, is scheduled to be operational in December.